The Supreme Alpha

Author's note: This is from Seraphina's point of view

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I watched as Pio and his two men kneeled before Mateo and pledged their loyalty to him.

It was fascinating.

I was not sure what to expect when Mateo gave control to his wolf, but I was hoping that he will change into his wolf form. Somehow, I get along with animals better than with humans, and that should be strange because I never owned a pet before.

But I noticed the change in Mateo when his wolf came out. His eyes became deeper and more feral, and there was a domineering aura around him.

"So, you will obey me now?", Mateo asked Pio and two other men who were on the ground.

"Yes, Alpha.", they responded in unison.

Mateo snorted. "You don't deserve to address me as Alpha."

I was confused. Did he want these people to serve him as their Alpha, or not?

"What do we need to do in order to earn that honor?", Pio asked.

An honor to serve him? That was a new low. I always thought of werewolves as prideful creatures, but maybe that was just Lazarus. And Mateo.

Wait, Sergio and Fynn can also be a pain in the ass, but they yielded in front of Mateo. However, I never saw them stooping so low like Pio and his men. Is that the power of the Supreme Alpha?

Mateo pursed his lips and he looked at them disdainfully. He was quite full of himself, but I didn't hate it. Somehow, it suited him.

"We will see…", Mateo murmured. "How many of you are out there?"

Pio looked up at Mateo in confusion. "It is me and forty more."

"Good. Gather everyone here. Any young women? Above age fifteen will do, but not older than thirty years old."

I was sure that my ears malfunctioned.

"What!?", I asked before Pio could respond.

Mateo cocked an eyebrow at me. He was not pleased that I interrupted him, but he still responded, "In normal circumstances, an Alpha of my age would get to sample thousands of women. Human, she-wolves, and probably other creatures as well. Due to my special circumstances, I didn't get to do that, and it was my misfortune that I got to meet my mate on the day I regained my senses, so…"

I couldn't believe my ears. Did he say how it was his MISFORTUNE to meet me? What kind of a shitty mate is this?

"You want to get women here to serve you so that you make up for your lost time?"

He shook his head. "You were not listening, doll. The mate bond won't allow me to sample them properly, but there is no harm in looking and maybe some touching, right?"

I saw red spots in front of my eyes.

"Pio!", I exclaimed. "You heard your Alpha Mateo. I am his mate and that makes me your Luna. Correct?"

"Yes.", Pio responded.

"And that means you will listen to my commands."

Pio's eyes went to Mateo before returning to me. "As long as they don't go against Alpha's, yes."

"Good. While looking for eligible girls for your Alpha, keep an eye on young men. No older than thirty, but make sure they are of legal age. I don't want to see anyone under eighteen years old because I don't want to risk being labeled a pedophile."

"What?", Mateo hissed at me.

"Well you see, my dear Alpha. You didn't get to sample many women, and I didn't have much fun with guys either. So why don't we make up for the lost experiences together? You can have your women, feel free to sample them fully and I will enjoy with other guys. Oh, maybe I should call Lazarus to attend one of our mixers."

I could see that he was seething in anger, and I didn't give a damn about it.

"I told you that I wouldn't touch them."

I lifted my chin smugly. "That's because you can't. Did you forget that I don't feel the bond? I can sleep with guys while you need to keep it in your pants."

His brows came together in a deep frown. "Are you serious?"

I let out a long breath. "You saw through me. I wouldn't be able to see you with other women and not feel nauseated. I don't feel the bond, but I am quite jealous. That's why I will move out. If I don't see it, it won't hurt me. I will have my fun in London and Genoa, and you can keep this house and fill it with as many scarcely dressed women as…"

"ENOUGH!", Mateo roared, and I could see his face twisting in a grimace.

He turned to Pio. "You will not gather anyone, and you will swear on your life to keep my identity a secret, or you will not leave this field alive."

I paused. This was a drastic change. It seems that the human side of Mateo was in charge.

Pio looked at Mateo in confusion. "What?"

"You heard me.", Mateo said grimly. "We just moved in here and everyone thinks that Mateo is dead. I want them to keep thinking that, for now. Until I'm ready to reveal my identity, I want the three of you to keep your mouth shut. My name is Drago Orsini. Do you understand?"

Pio and his men really didn't have a choice. They reluctantly pledged a werewolf oath (that included spilling blood) to keep Mateo's secret, and then they scurried away.

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I was maintaining my face straight so far, but once it was just the two of us (or was it three of us, since his wolf was also there?), I ended up scowling at Mateo. "Is your wolf really thinking that me being his mate is a misfortune? Can he hear me?"

"He is listening.", Mateo responded.

"Listen well, you dumbass", I said angrily. "You feel the bond, and I don't. Any more of that crap and I will not only move out, but I will make sure to sleep with guys so that you can feel the pain of betrayal, and when you can't handle it anymore, I will reject you. Is that clear?"

"Serina…", Mateo let out a long breath and I can see the pain in his endlessly blue eyes. "This is why I'm not letting my wolf out. He is unrestrained and rude, and I don't want him to draw a wedge between us. There will be no women."

He stepped toward me and wrapped me into his embrace.

"Don't leave me, Serina", he murmured into my hair.

"I don't want to." It was the truth. "I want to remember the love we shared but I don't, so it won't be too difficult for me to cut my ties with you. On the other side, when I remember, if I see you with another woman, I will die on the inside, regardless of if that's you or your wolf. Do you understand?"

"There will be no women.", he said in a shaky voice and tightened his hold on me. "He can feel your emotions and he won't bring that up again."

He better not.

I trusted the human Mateo, but his wolf made me wary.

I knew that it was not fair to threaten Mateo like this, but I wanted his wolf to know that I will not tolerate his overbearing attitude. Actually, I can tolerate many things, but cheating is not one of them.

My arms moved around Mateo, and I relaxed against him. I took a deep breath, allowing his addictive scent of pine trees and the ocean to fill my system. It was soothing.

I remembered one thing. "Pio was happy to recognize you. Why did you ask him to keep your identity a secret?"

"You are the one who insisted on secrecy, Serina.", Mateo said. "My parents were killed a decade ago and my father sent me to London under a different name. I didn't have my wolf then, but I was still a Testa and that is the name that can consolidate werewolves. For some, I am hope, and for others, I am a threat."

I realized there is much more to it than what he told me, but I got the gist of it.

I messed up.

If I didn't recklessly call Mateo's name, Pio wouldn't get that piece to collect the puzzle.

"I'm sorry. This is all my fault."

"You didn't know.", Mateo said.

"It was my job to know, but I didn't. I failed.", I glanced at the picnic blanket that still had food arranged on it. "Let's collect this and go home. I need my memories back."

"What are you thinking?"

"You said that you can enter my mind with a Soul Echo. Let's try that again. I want you to help me open one of the closed doors and see what happens."

"What if we mess up something?", he asked reluctantly.

I shrugged. "I already messed up by exposing your identity in front of Pio. Due to my ignorance, who knows what else I messed up and I'm not even aware of it. I need to remember, otherwise, I am a walking calamity."

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